How to Make Flowers from Paper Egg Cartons
Use paper egg cartons to create beautiful flowers and succulents
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DIY Paper Egg Carton Flowers
Today is the April edition of the Thrifty Style Team Challenge! Each month, my thrifty teammates and I share budget-friendly ways to decorate your home. We use items that were free, thrifted, second-hand, etc. My talented friend Julie at Redhead Can Decorate hosts the tour each month and there are always so many great ideas.
For my project, I wanted to create something using materials that most people would have on hand. I put on my thinking cap and decided to use some of our paper egg cartons that were headed for the recycle bin.
And since it’s spring and there are so many flowers blooming, I wanted the project to have a spring look.
So I decided to make some flowers and a succulent. It was easier than I thought it would be.
How to Make Paper Egg Carton Flowers
All you need to do for this project is cut the cup parts of the egg carton into flower shapes and then paint them. Easy as pie.
I used some watercolor tubes that I had on hand to color them. And I was going to attach them to a canvas for some pretty wall art, but then I remembered this little twig bench planter with mini terracotta pots that I found at a yard sale years ago for $1. You can get much thriftier than that!
I made the pink one first so it’s a little rougher looking than the other two.
The succulent was the next one I made. I had fun blending the green, white, and a bit of yellow for the color.
The daffodil was the last one I made. I painted the tip of the center with some orange watercolor to make it look more real.
Last, I glued the pieces together and then added them to the mini pots. Isn’t it adorable?
And I love flowers and garden decor so this is just perfect for me. (I shared some fun, thrifty ways to add garden decor to your home here recently → 8 Easy Ideas for Cottage Garden-Inspired Decor)
Video Tutorial
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Have you ever used egg cartons for any craft or art projects? Leave me a comment below and let me know about it!
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- DIY Wine Bottle Luminaries
- DIY Sheet Music Watercolor Fall Leaves
And here are my Thrifty Style Team friends:
How to Make Flowers from Paper Egg Cartons
Equipment
- Artist Paint Brush
Supplies
- Watercolor or Acrylic Paints
- Paper Egg Carton
- Mini Terracotta Pots optional
- Kraft paper gift bag filler optional
- Newspaper
Instructions
- Gather all of your materials and tools.
- Use some precision cutting scissors to cut the egg carton into various shapes, as shown in the photos.
- Paint the flower petals or succulent petals using your watercolor or acrylic paints.
- After the paint dries, glue the layers together using your hot glue gun.
- Place the flowers in a teacup, small pots, or even an unused egg carton for a pretty display. You can also attach them to a canvas for wall art.
- (optional) If you use mini terracotta pots, add a bit of newspaper and gift bag filler to prop up the flowers.
Oh my goodness, these are so pretty, what a lovely idea. thankyou
I love these! Can you show a step-by-step on how to make the cuts on the carton please?
Thank You, Sue
Hi Susan. I’m so glad you liked these. I really enjoyed making them. I made a video that might help and you can watch it here https://youtu.be/WJB0VOlOLmE
Adorable project Angie! I hope you will share it on our Tuesday Turn About Link Party this week.
Really love these…can't wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
This is really SO adorable, love it!
Angie, these are so unique and just adorable. I plan to feature you on my weekly round up tomorrow. Cynthia from Create With Cynthia.
Angie I can't believe how realistic these look! And they're perfect in that little basket! Happy Easter friend!
Angie, these turned out so pretty! What a fantastic idea. xoxo
Your flowers are adorable, Angie! I adore this idea and hope to try this very soon.
i like this idea. Thank you for sharing.
Angie,
Well if these are not the most clever and creative sweet crafty flowers! Just adorable. Thanks for sharing this. I am going to try these.
Happy Easter. Have a wonderful weekend.
xoxo
Kris
Thank you so much, Kris! They're pretty easy and very therapeutic! Have a great weekend! ~ Angie